Lift gate assembly
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Feb 17, 2009
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Sep 21, 2006
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Mar 17, 2005
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Mar 17, 2005
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A lift gate assembly including a pair of spaced-apart columns, a pair of support members telescopingly received within the pair of spaced apart columns, a platform having a first section operably coupled to the pair of support members and a second section operably coupled to the first section, and a support element having a first end operably coupled with one of the pair of support members, and a second end operably coupled with the platform. The lift gate assembly also includes a support arm having a first end operably coupled to the platform and a second end operably coupled to the support element between the first and second ends of the support element, a first bracket fixed to the first section of the platform and positioned to restrict rotation of the platform with respect to at least one of the columns, a second bracket fixed to the second section of the platform and positioned to restrict the rotation of the arm with respect to the second section of the platform, a third bracket fixed to one of the columns, and a fourth bracket operably coupled to the arm and adapted to engage the third bracket to restrict rotation of the platform with respect to the columns and to support the platform from the columns in a vertical direction when the platform is in a storage position.
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